Care
Physical therapy for people who have had a head injury and still feel off.
A concussion changes how your brain, eyes, inner ear and neck work together. Most people get better with time and a careful return to activity. Some stay dizzy, foggy or headachy, or find that school or sport brings it back. We find out which systems are still off and build a plan you can follow.
A doctor has looked at you first. We work alongside your doctor, not instead of one.
We test how your eyes track and focus, and how your head and neck move.
We check how you stand, walk and turn, and how your neck is working.
We give you steps to follow and a letter your school can use, with your family's permission.
A visit is about an hour with one therapist, the same one each time.
Your therapist asks about the injury and what has changed, and what school or sport asks of you this week.
Eye movement, head and neck movement, balance and walking, and a gentle test of how activity affects you.
We tell you what we found, what it may mean and what to try before the next visit.
You leave with a short plan for home, and a note for your school if your family wants one.
Exercises that ask your eyes and inner ear to work together, paced to what you can handle.
Following and holding a target
Turning your head while you look
Hands-on work and exercise for a stiff or sore neck after the injury.
Gentle movement
Posture at a desk
Light activity added back a step at a time, so your body shows you how much is too much.
A plan for home
Notes for school and sport
Every therapist here is a licensed Ohio physical therapist, with the license line at the foot of this page.
Physical Therapist, owner and concussion lead
Started Orbit so that a student with a head injury would have one therapist who also talks with the school. Leads concussion care and the school and coach meetings.
Physical Therapist, neck, headache and balance
Treats the neck and upper back after a head injury and helps adults and older teens with unsteadiness, headache and getting back to work.
How your symptoms react as we add activity, what your school or sport asks of you and how much you do at home between visits. We explain it at your first visit, with no number promised.
Most plans pay for physical therapy after a head injury. We check your benefits before your first visit and give a written estimate if you pay yourself.
How fees workIn Ohio, you can start without a referral. Your plan may still ask for one, and we tell you before you book.
Go to an emergency room or call 911 for a new or getting-worse headache, repeated vomiting, confusion, a seizure, weakness or numbness, trouble speaking, or if the person cannot be woken. If a doctor has not seen you since the injury, see one before you come.
If you have not been seen since the injury, see a doctor first. A doctor rules out injuries that need medical care, and we work alongside them.
Only if your family asks and signs a written permission. Then we send a short summary of what you can do, what to ease off and what to watch for.
Who signs a return-to-play form is set by Ohio law and your league. We share what we see with whoever signs, and we say what we can and cannot sign.
Send a message or call, and the front desk will find a time.